Μιχαήλ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mi.kʰaː.ɛ̌ːl/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mi.kʰaˈe̝l/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mi.xaˈil/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mi.xaˈil/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mi.xaˈil/

Proper noun

Μῐχᾱήλ • (Mĭkhāḗl) m (indeclinable)

a Hebrew and Christian male given name, Michael, from Hebrew, famously held by the Archangel Michael

Descendants

→ Coptic: ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ (mikhaēl)
Greek: Μιχαήλ (Michaḯl), Μιχαήλος (Michaḯlos), Μιχάλης (Michális)
→ Latin: Michāēl (see there for further descendants)
→ Old Church Slavonic: Михаилъ (Mixailŭ)
- → Romanian: Mihail
→ Russian: Міхаи́лъ (Mixaíl), Михаи́л (Mixaíl)
- → Macedonian: Михаил (Mihail)

References

G3413 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Greek

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mixaˈil/
Hyphenation: Μι‧χα‧ήλ

Proper noun

Μιχαήλ • (Michaḯl) m (indeclinable)

The Archangel Michael.
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael

See also

Μιχάλης (Michális)